Re: Speedometer cable repair?
Posted by HH56 On 2013/3/19 10:27:57
On the speedometer, I have one that is also frozen as yours was. Applied some penetrating oil on the bushing but so far no change. Maybe it will free up, maybe not or maybe it's severely damaged -- no idea. I haven't torn it apart but from what little I can see the worm looks intact. No guarantees that it is but if you want to take a chance, PM me an address and it's yours for the postage.
As to the cable repair, it depends on whether you have the missing piece. Borrowing a photo snippet from Max and Packards1 websites, you should have a formed end similar to these shown. I believe the ends are the same -- just length is different for OD vs non OD. Packards1's is for the OD but Max's website says he has regulars.
Been a long time since I looked at one closely but believe that formed end is part of the support for the gear. If it is still in the transmission and enough is left on the end to make a collar or fabricate some other kind of attachment to the cable housing, maybe a repair is possible. It looks as if there is a clean break on your cable so maybe not much is there on the other piece. If the end piece is completely missing then I'm afraid it's another cable and maybe drive gear as well.
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As to the cable repair, it depends on whether you have the missing piece. Borrowing a photo snippet from Max and Packards1 websites, you should have a formed end similar to these shown. I believe the ends are the same -- just length is different for OD vs non OD. Packards1's is for the OD but Max's website says he has regulars.
Been a long time since I looked at one closely but believe that formed end is part of the support for the gear. If it is still in the transmission and enough is left on the end to make a collar or fabricate some other kind of attachment to the cable housing, maybe a repair is possible. It looks as if there is a clean break on your cable so maybe not much is there on the other piece. If the end piece is completely missing then I'm afraid it's another cable and maybe drive gear as well.
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